Flood Advisory for Madison, NC
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Where: Northeastern Madison County in western North Carolina... When: Until 930 PM EDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Only when it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling 1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1, by posting on our Facebook page, or by posting on X using hashtag NWSGSP. Your message should describe the specific location, address, or intersection where impacts occurred and the depth of flooding observed. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Madison County in western North Carolina... * WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Overflowing poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Ample rainfall has already developed across the Laurel Creek, Calvin Creek, and Middle Fork California Creek watersheds, and radar suggests additional heavy rainfall is inbound. Nuisance flooding is likely already underway in low-lying areas. Some remote mountain roadways, including Foster Creek Road, Chandler Cove Road, and Big Laurel Road, may experience nuisance flooding or even become impassable. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Faust, Wolf Ridge, Allenstand and Swiss. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued July 28 at 6:33PM EDT until July 28 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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